Palestine in focus

Skjaldborg’s programming department has curated a short documentary slot from Palestine.

THE SILENT PROTEST JERUSALEM 1929 (2019)

On 26 October 1929, Palestinian women launched their women's movement in Jerusalem. Approximately 300 women converged into the city from all over Palestine. They held a silent demonstration through a car convoy across the city in protest at the British High Commissioner's bias against Arabs in the Buraq uprising. This is their story.

Directed by: Mahasen Nasser-Eldin

Produced by: Mahasen Nasser-Eldin & Hannah Atallah

MADE IN PALESTINE (2024)

A family-run business, opened in Hebron in 1961, the Hirbawi textile factory exists as Palestine’s last remaining weavery still producing the traditional Palestinian kuffiyeh. With daily operations handled by brothers Izzat, Abdullah and Jouda – the three sons of founder Hajj Yasser – continuing the kuffiyeh’s production on home soil is a cause of deep significance, motivated by respect for the scarf as a national symbol inextricably linked to the Palestinian people

Directed by: Mariam Dwedar

FLYING PAPER (2014)

Flying Paper is the uplifting story of Palestinian children in Gaza engaged in a remarkable quest to shatter the Guinness World Record for the most kites ever flown at the same time. Through the perspective of children comes a story of determination and artistic expression as a form of creative resistance.

Directed by: Nitin Sawhney & Roger Hill

Produced by: Nitin Sawhney, Roger Hill & Voices Beyond Walls

Umsjón / curated by: Hátíðastjórnendur / Festival organisers